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### Validating a workspace

#### Purpose

The Validate operation is in fact the final input processing step of the workspace area.

During this operation three tasks are executed:

- The creation of the mapping file.

  To generate this file, all GIS input data added to the workspace in the previous phases is consolidated and converted to a graph-based representation. The mapping file, which provides an exhaustive inventory of the geographical area, is the single input source for the network calculation. Once generated, the file can be used time and again for new calculations of the network design. Only if you make changes on the input side do you need to re-generate the mapping file by performing the Validate operation again.

- Control of the input data.

  Any issues, such as missing possible connections, are identified and reported. This gives you as a designer the opportunity to update the input data before you calculate a design.

- Generation of the license request file

  This file contains the required information for obtaining an area license.

#### Comsof Cloud operation

The calculations for the Validate operation are performed on the Comsof Cloud server. For this purpose, the entire workspace directory is zipped and uploaded to the Comsof Cloud server. When the calculation is complete, the resulting workspace, in turn, is zipped and downloaded to the Network Manager Telecom server where it replaces the existing workspace directory.

The results of the validation are stored in the ProcessedArea GeoPackage input file. If validation issues were detected, the file also includes GIS features related to some of the zoomable warnings that are reported in the Warnings and Errors section of the dialog.

#### Executing the operation

To validate the workspace:

1. Select the workspace via the Search bar or by clicking its polygon on the map.

   The Workspace panel opens in the Details tab sheet.

2. Click Open at the bottom of the panel.

   The Workspace dialog opens.

3. Tick the Validate check box.

4. Click Run at the bottom of the dialog.

   The operation is submitted for execution on the Comsof Cloud server.

   If the operation successfully completed:

   - The progress bar turns green with a little green check mark to the right of it.

   - If you have enabled the Show running process option, the information field turns green and marks "`Operations complete`".

   - The Last operation label at the top of the dialog displays "`populate`".

   - A green check mark also appears next to the name of the operation along with a hyperlink to the Log data.

   - The Acquire license check box is automatically ticked.

   If validation issues were detected:

   - A warning icon appears next to the name of the operation.

   - A red dot appears in the Warnings and Errors section.

     If you open the section, you can find the detailed information about the issues.